Printing and vignetting frame



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O. P. SCOTT.

, PRINTING ANDVIGNETTING FRAME. No. 298,901. Patented May 20, 1884.

ham. I E l 7 9g UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OLIVER PERRY SCOTT,

on QUINCY, ILLINOIS.

PRINTING AND VIGNETTING FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,901, dated May 20,1884.

1 Application filed April 28, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OLIVER PERRY SooTT, of Quincy, in the county ofAdams and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Tinting Photographs, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, illus-, trating theinvention, in which Figure I is a perspective representation of aphotographers printing-frame with my improved tinting device attached;Fig. II, alongitudinal vertical central sectional elevation of Fig. I;Fig. III, a crosssection of Fig. II on line 00.

The object of the present invention is to provide better means fortinting or vignetting photographs.

The nature of the invention in brief consists of a special constructiono f an adjustable housing placed over the face of the printingframe, andprovided with means for clamping the tissue-paper to the housing,whereby different tints may be given to photographs by simply adjustingthe housing to or from the printing-frame, as the whole is herein fullydescribed and shown.-

A A represent the sides, B B the ends, and C O the clamping-blocks, ofan ordinary photographers printing-frame, which is a wellknown apparatusin the art.

A housing, E, which is made of light metal or other suitable material,is formed with a hole through its face corresponding in size to theface-opening of the frame, and,with sides F and ends G, is placed overthe frame, as shown. The ends G are slotted. out, as shown at II, thatthe housing may be adjustable on screws a a, projecting out from theends B of the frame and held in a fixed position relative to the face ofthe frame by means of thumbscrews I I.

To the face of the housing E, at d, is hinged a skeleton frame, K, whichserves the purpose of clamping tissue-paper b to the face of the housingby means of an intermediate cardboard, M. The skeleton frame, being madeof spring metal, is held shut against a stop, N.

In the foregoing one means has been shown to adjust and hold the housingE in position, which will serve the purpose, and is very simple; but asit is not very convenient to move the housing E out from the frame, aspring, L, is attached to the inside of the housing over each end pieceB, so as to bear on the frame and force the housing out so soon as thethumbscrews I I are loosened.

I am aware that an adjustable housing has been heretofore shown in thepatent of Van Vagner and Griswold, No. 150,479, and I do not broadlyclaim an adjustable housing, limiting my claims to the specialconstruction by means of which I obtain a compact and easilyoperatingapparatus.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is v 1. Thecombination,with aprinting-frame,of a housing or vignetting attachmentfitting over said frame and adapted to be vertically adjusted thereon,having the central opening and theskeleton frame, the said wire framebeing attached to the housing and operating to hold thepaper,substantially as described.

2. In combination with a printing-frame, a vignetting attachmentconsisting of a housing fitting over said frame, and provided with acentral opening, slotted sides, and thumb screws for the adjustment ofthe attachment, the skeleton frame for holding the paper in place, andthe spring or springs beneaththe said vignetting attachment,to force itupward from the frame, substantially as described.

OLIVER PERRY SCOTT.

lVitnesses:

FRANK M. PIcKERILL, J OHN VERRAN.

